As I have pointed out before it’s not really possible to keep explosives off of airplanes. Of course it’s not going to be any easier to keep them out of buildings on the ground. This obvious truth has just been demonstrated:
Government investigators smuggled bomb-making materials into federal buildings past the police agency charged with protecting those buildings and found numerous other gaps in security, according to a congressional report.
The Government Accountability Office said investigators carried bomb-making materials past security at 10 federal buildings. Security at these buildings and a total of about 9,000 federal buildings around the country is provided by the Federal Protective Service, a target of the probe.
Once GAO investigators got the materials in the buildings, the report said, they constructed explosive devices and carried them around inside. For security reasons, the GAO report did not give the location of the buildings.
It’s Security Theater. I hope you enjoy the show because you are paying enough for it.